^ Within the article I linked above it discusses how the USFS obviously has adopted the strategy of forcing "us" to bring suit against them as our only recourse. They have well in excess of a $5 billion budget, 220,XXX employees and probably a legal staff just sitting around sipping coffee waiting for something to do...a tough opponent of anyone's measure.
Although a feel good for us (short term) this forcing of our hand, lawsuits, is a grossly inefficient process that will consume years of hearings, precious resources, money and human, diverting our efforts to a more mundane less interesting/emotional and arguably ineffective arena.
For those that still don't believe money matters just take a look at how legislation is made at any level of government including county, city, state and federal.
Do you think its merely a coincidence the finance sector laws and regs favor big corporate bank/finance institutions??!! The banking sector alone has FIVE lobbyists for EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS! 535 voting members of congress X 5 lobbyists for every voting member of congress = 2,675 lobbyists FOR THE BANKING SECTOR ALONE!
Somehow and someway "we" need to paint the picture of urgency within all groups that value public access to our lands. This includes: Motorized and non-motorized interests! There are large vocal groups wanting to eliminate ALL humans regardless of the mode of transportation from large tracts of wild public land! We as a group are just not effective at evangelism! I hate to keep beating this dead horse but imagine if the reported 50,000 million folks that use and appreciated public lands were to contribute just $1 each to a central cause.
Although a feel good for us (short term) this forcing of our hand, lawsuits, is a grossly inefficient process that will consume years of hearings, precious resources, money and human, diverting our efforts to a more mundane less interesting/emotional and arguably ineffective arena.
For those that still don't believe money matters just take a look at how legislation is made at any level of government including county, city, state and federal.
Do you think its merely a coincidence the finance sector laws and regs favor big corporate bank/finance institutions??!! The banking sector alone has FIVE lobbyists for EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS! 535 voting members of congress X 5 lobbyists for every voting member of congress = 2,675 lobbyists FOR THE BANKING SECTOR ALONE!
Somehow and someway "we" need to paint the picture of urgency within all groups that value public access to our lands. This includes: Motorized and non-motorized interests! There are large vocal groups wanting to eliminate ALL humans regardless of the mode of transportation from large tracts of wild public land! We as a group are just not effective at evangelism! I hate to keep beating this dead horse but imagine if the reported 50,000 million folks that use and appreciated public lands were to contribute just $1 each to a central cause.
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